Pakistan, May 14 -- A Democratic member of the United States Congress has claimed that 39 American aircraft were destroyed during the war with Iran, raising fresh questions about the scale of US military losses during the conflict. Congressman Edward Case made the remarks during a special Senate committee hearing where he questioned Pentagon Chief Financial Officer Jay Hurst about the damage suffered by American forces. During the hearing, Case repeatedly pressed the Pentagon official over reports of military losses in the Iran conflict. Observers said Hurst gave unclear and indirect answers to several questions related to the extent of the damage. The claims were linked to a report published by the American website The War Zone, which st...